The first repatriation flight from India arrives carrying just over half the original number of passengers after dozens who tested positive to COVID-19 were unable to board.

Labor leader Rebecca White decides to stand down as leader following a week of conversations about the future of the party.

Using a coveted St Kilda jumper as bait, a 1970s paedophile ring turned the Saints Little League dreams of many boys into a nightmare. Russell Jackson reports on the trail of chaos and misery.

Court documents reveal fresh allegations that Craig McLachlan sexually harassed three actresses and bullied an actor, with one performer alleging the Doctor Blake star harassed her while she was playing a corpse.

The official Xinhua News Agency says a lander touched down and deployed a rover, citing the China National Space Administration.

For decades Amera has watched her father's trees grow above their home, but a dispute over her fate as the resident of this house has escalated into air strikes and rockets in the skies above.

Speaking from England, Cameron Bancroft hints that bowlers knew about the infamous ball-tampering using sandpaper in the Cape Town Test against South Africa.

When the doctor says your cancer is the least of your worries, you know a fungal infection is bad. Fortunately, little Ellie had luck on her side.

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says next week's state budget will include tax increases and public sector savings as the government takes the "hard and necessary actions" needed to rebalance the books.

Rocket fire from Gaza and Israel’s bombardment of the blockaded Palestinian territory continues into early Saturday, as an air strike is carried out on a three-story house on the edge of a refugee camp.

A United Kingdom fraud agency probe into the owner of Whyalla steelworks once again throws the future of the regional South Australian operation into question.

If there was something lacking from the Budget, it was a comprehensive roadmap of what we'll need to do to get out of our economic gilded cage, writes Laura Tingle.

Sarah Ellul and her husband had to rip the exterior walls off their van to dry out their "dream bathroom" and avoid black mould.

While she wishes she could just "be herself", as a Gamilaroi woman Alyssa finds herself using a slew of methods to go under the radar and stay safe as part of everyday life.

After more than 150 years of continuous burials, Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery is running out of room but the blueprint for a massive new burial ground 60km away is facing significant opposition.

It's time for the Q-Clash at Carrara, after the Swans beat the Magpies and the Kangaroos break their duck for 2021 with victory over the Hawks. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results.

The Sharks come up against the Rabbitohs and the Roosters face the Cowboys after the Raiders begin the day with a win over the Bulldogs at Magic Round in Brisbane. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats. 

The specimen, which has been named Tlatolophus galorum, is thought to have died around 72 million years ago in what is now Mexico's northern state of Coahuila.

Staff at the Northern Territory quarantine facility will now take daily PCR tests instead of rapid antigen testing — a change one epidemiologist warns could increase the risk of an infection control breach.

A dingo-proof fence will be erected around Fraser Island's biggest township to protect visitors from the island's native dingo population. It comes after a toddler was attacked last month.

It's meant to be a time for reunion, but some Uyghur Muslims in Australia with families trapped in Xinjiang feel guilty about celebrating the holy Islamic month of Ramadan.

Instagram's introduction of an option to allow users to include their preferred pronouns in their biographies has been praised for its inclusivity but not all members feel safe enough to use the new function.

A global construction boom has sent the price of building-related commodities soaring, with timber and iron ore hitting record prices this week.

The government's delays on aged care reform mean many people won't be alive long enough to see whether the changes it's backing in the budget will work, writes Anne Connolly.

The posts are being used as a deterrent by fed-up businesses that deal with dozens of incidents each year, but a false accusation could open them up to legal action.